Cell line · CVCL_8240
Hu609
Cancer cell line, Homo sapiens. Bladder carcinoma. Cellosaurus records it as contaminated. 8 papers.
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ConductScience Library. Hu609. Cell lines, record CVCL_8240. Release cell-lines-2026-11-14-0.1.0, 14 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/cell-lines/CVCL_8240
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Cell line
As Cellosaurus gives it.
- Name
- Hu609
- Accession
- CVCL_8240
- RRID
- RRID:CVCL_8240
- Synonyms
- HU609, Hu 609, HU 609
- Species
- Homo sapiens (Human)
- Sex
- Male
- Age at sampling
- 58Y
- Category
- Cancer cell line
- Diseases
- Bladder carcinoma (NCIt C4912)
- Derived from
- Urinary bladder (in situ)
- Parent
- J82 (CVCL_0359)
- Entry created
- 2012-04-04
- Entry updated
- 2025-04-10
Source Cellosaurus
Problems1
| Problem | Cellosaurus's note |
|---|---|
| Contaminated | Shown to be a J82 derivative (PubMed=7905254; PubMed=20143388). Originally thought to originate from the histologically normal ureter of a female patient with clear cell renal carcinoma. |
Source Cellosaurus
Papers8
| Paper | Journal | Year | How we know | Retracted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Check your cultures! A list of cross-contaminated or misidentified cell lines. | Int J Cancer | 2010 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Short tandem repeat profiling provides an international reference standard for human cell lines. | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A | 2001 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Identity of tumorigenic human urothelial cell lines and 'spontaneously' transformed sublines. | Br J Cancer | 1993 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Identity of non-malignant human urothelial cell lines classified as transformation grade I (TGrI) and II (TGrII). | Anticancer Res | 1993 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Chromosomal characterization and isoenzyme pattern of non-malignant and malignant human urothelial cell lines. | Anticancer Res | 1986 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Tissue culture model of transitional cell carcinoma: characterization of twenty-two human urothelial cell lines. | Cancer Res | 1986 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| In vitro invasiveness of human bladder cancer from cell lines and biopsy specimens. | Clin Exp Metastasis | 1983 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Immunological characterization of cell lines establishing from malignant and normal human urothelium. | Eur J Cancer (1965) | 1981 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed |
Relatives2
| Relation | Cell line | Accession | Problem | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | J82 | CVCL_0359 | Cell lines | |
| Derived from it | Hu609T | CVCL_8241 | Has a recorded problem | Cell lines |
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- NLM's PMC Article DatasetsCourtesy of NLM, which does not endorse this database
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